Encirclement and Suppression

"Mechanical lifeforms...it's them!" Ming Lun was both shocked and furious. Veins bulged and throbbed near his temples.

In a single day, his sister died, and his father Yandao's mothership was destroyed. The ups and downs of his life made his face look extremely painful, and he let out a low growl.

The divine core, constructed from spiritual energy, glowed in his head like a small sun, radiating dazzling light that slightly distorted space.

Wang Xuan looked at him and realized that his mental strength was indeed not weak; he was quite remarkable in this era.

Not only that, when Ming Lun lost control of his emotions, it was as if he had a split personality. His face became increasingly distorted, the core in his head trembled violently, and then it cracked open with a snap.

Wang Xuan sighed softly, feeling a pang of sympathy. Was this truly... a case of schizophrenia?

The diamond-like divine core split in two, radiating divine light and steaming Light Mist that gushed outwards.

That was the most primordial spiritual substance, preventing the cracked divine core from healing. Soon, the Light Mist changed, rapidly constructing some special runes.

"There's something to it." Wang Xuan's expression changed, and he couldn't help but reach out and place his hand on Ming Lun's head, somewhat underestimating the test subject's abilities.

At this moment, his Spiritual Heavenly Eye was incredibly profound, with Dao patterns interwoven deep within it, allowing him to see the truth.

Ming Lun is a rare method of sealing one's own Spirit Origin. The energy of the spiritual body does not change, but the imprint is being reorganized, making it different from before.

"By doing this, you can change your own will, personality, etc., splitting and then recombining." Wang Xuan looked at him, exploring.

Ming Lun's demeanor had changed; his eyes and brows had sharpened. The death of his sister and the tearing apart of his father's mothership had traumatized him, causing him to reveal his true consciousness.

"I'm sorry, Brother Wang. I did come here with a purpose in mind, hoping to get close to you and be of use to us. But I really didn't intend to deal with you." Ming Lun said, his divine core reorganizing and healing.

Without him needing to say more, Wang Xuan had already figured it out: this Ming Lun was quite different from the gentle and refined Ming Lun of the past. Although he had no ill intentions, it wouldn't be entirely true that he was all well-intentioned.

In fact, Wang Xuan had just glimpsed his inner thoughts; Ming Lun had initially intended to pull him onto the bandwagon of the experience participants.

"I admit that I initially wanted to take advantage of you, but over the past year, I have truly been sincere," Ming Lun continued to explain.

Wang Xuan waved his hand, not letting him say anything more. People's hearts are complicated, and besides, he didn't fully trust the brother and sister at all.

"Please accept my condolences." He didn't continue the topic, staring at the screen in the video, and asked, "Isn't this a grave?"

"The Tomb is a Fallen One with flesh and blood. This black-armored man should be a top-level mechanical life form. He may have found Origin Fire Seed Fragment that was lost in this universe."

Ming Lun's eyes gleamed with hatred, and his breathing quickened. He deduced that the other party harbored great hostility towards the participant, which was why they attacked his father.

"Although he is not the Tomb, based on various signs, I have reason to believe that the mechanical lifeform and the Tomb have joined forces." Ming Lun looked at Wang Xuan, lowered his head, tears streaming down his face, and pleaded with him to help.

The spaceship hurtled into outer space, and Wang Xuan and Ming Lun rushed to the scene of the incident.

"The Fallen One and the Experiencers are at odds, and there have even been serious conflicts, with some top experts losing their lives because of it. In this era, the conflict has become irreconcilable. They probably want to harvest our divine cores to Extend Life, and their methods are becoming more and more intense and dangerous."

On the way, Ming Lun told a lot about the situation. His father was one of the core experts among the participants, but he encountered such a calamity today. It is likely that his top-level divine core was hunted away.

More than ten hours later, they arrived at the scene of the incident. The massive wreckage of the mothership, like a collapsed steel mountain, lay piled up in space.

Cold, silent, and gloomy, there are no living people here anymore, they are all dead.

Far away, on a nearby inhabited planet, someone spotted Ming Lun and his team's spaceship and sent a complex signal. After deciphering, it was discovered that the signal came from their own people, from members of the experience group.

Those people had captured some blurry images of battle a dozen hours earlier on a nearby inhabited planet.

When the mothership collapsed, Ming Lun's father, Yandao, rushed up, but he was no match for the mysterious powerhouse whose entire body was covered in metal.

Puff!

Yan Dao's head was chopped off with his bare hands, and he took the head away.

"Father!" Ming Lun roared, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at the images.

The powerful figure, whose body was covered in black metal, slashed with his right hand again, splitting his head open and extracting a Blood Diamond -like divine core. Then, he slammed his right hand down, shattering the Daoist's physical body, which then collapsed into cosmic dust.

Wang Xuan frowned. That black mechanical life form was very strong. No wonder it was the mysterious person who destroyed the three lost lands. Its methods were quite extraordinary.

"Aren't robots unrestricted? Without Super Material, after the Great Universe Error Correction, how can they still possess such powerful supernatural abilities?" Wang Xuan asked.

"If we find the Origin Fire Seed Fragment, the problem isn't too serious. It can provide superhuman power to mechanical lifeforms! Of course, it will inevitably be limited. Even with the superhuman power nurtured by the spark, it will still be suppressed by the depleted universe and won't be comparable to its peak."

According to Ming Lun, there are only one or two Origin Fire Seed Fragment in this universe, and there should only be one that is documented.

"I've been searching for them for years, and they finally got them." He was helpless, resentful, and sighed, his emotions a complex mix.

They didn't stay there long and went to a neighboring planet.

"Yan Dao's son, Ming Lun, went to mourn his father? The Giant Whale was with him and was also at the scene. Should we call in the fleet and bomb him?"

In the distance, people were discussing something, their voices hoarse and cold.

"Last time, Gou Dun and Zhen Chao both died, and Mu Qing's fleet was also destroyed," someone reminded.

"Their ships are too weak to deplete the Giant Whale's power. This time, we'll intercept it in deep space and see just how powerful it really is."

"If we do that, we have to be prepared to lose a fleet."

"Regardless of whether there are any losses, I think it's worth it. This time, we need to clearly determine whether he can really continue to use his supernatural powers without harming himself."

Some dangerous individuals lurking in the shadows want to pay a price to find out Wang Xuan's true situation.

"Everyone, think about it. If his physical body and spirit are truly connected to a stable and powerful Exotic Power Space Pool, what immense value would that be? It would be far more exciting and exhilarating than finding and acquiring the top-tier contraband item— the Great Red Sky Saber! Its significance is immeasurable!"

"The tomb and the mechanical lifeforms have officially joined forces to annihilate the participants, and they probably won't let you off the hook either," Ming Lun said.

He felt that in the current environment, Wang Xuan was like a bright light in the dark world. In this special period, he also had Super Material that could continuously output, which was too attractive to tombs and mechanical life forms.

They stayed on the nearby inhabited planet for two days. Ming Lun's injuries gradually healed, and he visited the experiencer's base to review various materials about tombs and mechanical lifeforms.

The spaceship sets off, Ming Lun prepares to find his uncles and powerful experiencers to avenge his father.

Wang Xuan sat in his ship with the Mechanical Xiao, preparing to go with Ming Lun to take a look and learn more about the Experiencers and the Fallen One.

As they left this starry sky and entered a desolate star field, an alarm sounded inside the spaceship, and the Mechanical Xiao immediately became extremely nervous; they had been locked on.

"Take cover, prepare for battle." The spaceship's shields were already activated, but the next moment, their expressions changed.

A planet they were passing by was struck by blinding light and shattered instantly.

Although the spaceship successfully evaded the attack and missed them, the Mechanical Xiao was still sweating profusely, extremely nervous. The active metal material realistically produced many beads of sweat based on its vivid expression and true feelings.

These warships, capable of annihilating planets and destroying the sun at will, would have no effect on the shields of any warship. If they were to be hit, it would be terrifying.

"There are six giant ships, extremely far apart, aiming to encircle and annihilate us," the Mechanical Xiao said in a trembling voice.

"Don't be afraid," Wang Xuan comforted it, patting its head where metallic beads of sweat were appearing.

Ahead, Ming Lun's spaceship was also attacked. Unable to dodge, it was blasted away by a burst of light.

However, in the critical moment, the escape pod activated ahead of schedule and rushed out of the spaceship.

Unfortunately, the escape pod was hit and instantly destroyed as soon as it disappeared into the darkness.